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Homepage:	https://www.lse.ac.uk/health-policy/people/professor-joan-costa-font
Postal address:	Department of Health Policy London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Houghton Street WC2A 2AE London, England (UK)
Workplace:	International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics (LSE), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Journal Articles

2025

An unconsidered leave? Inequality aversion and the brexit referendum
European Journal of Political Economy, 2025, 86, (C)
See also Working Paper An Unconsidered Leave? Inequality Aversion and the Brexit Referendum, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
The Hidden Value of Adult Informal Care in Europe
Health Economics, 2025, 34, (4), 791-812 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper The Hidden Value of Adult Informal Care in Europe, CESifo Working Paper Series (2024) (2024)

2024

Discrimination backfires? Minority ethnic disparities in vaccine hesitancy
Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 55, (C)
Health inequality and health insurance coverage: The United States and China compared
Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 52, (C)
See also Working Paper Health Inequality and Health Insurance Coverage: The United States and China Compared, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
Health insurance and height inequality: Evidence from European health insurance expansions
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 93, (C)
See also Working Paper Health Insurance and Height Inequality: Evidence from European Health Insurance Expansions, CEPR Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
Long-lasting effects of indoctrination in school: Evidence from the People’s Republic of Poland
European Economic Review, 2024, 161, (C) View citations (2)
Medicaid Expansion and the Mental Health of Spousal Caregivers
Review of Economics of the Household, 2024, 22, (3), 1047-1084
See also Working Paper Medicaid Expansion and the Mental Health of Spousal Caregivers, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
The labour market returns to sleep
Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 93, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper The labour market returns to sleep, Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) (2024) View citations (8) (2024)
The welfare effects of time reallocation: evidence from Daylight Saving Time
Economica, 2024, 91, (362), 547-568 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The welfare effects of time reallocation: evidence from Daylight Saving Time, Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) (2024) View citations (2) (2024)

2023

Caregiving across generations: Do older adults with more grandchildren get another bite at the “sandwich” generation?
Social Science & Medicine, 2023, 334, (C)
Caregiving subsidies and spousal early retirement intentions
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2023, 22, (4), 550-589
See also Working Paper Caregiving subsidies and spousal early retirement intentions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Caring For Carers? The Effect of Public Subsidies on the Well-Being of Unpaid Carers
American Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 9, (4), 487 - 522 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Caring for Carers? The Effect of Public Subsidies on the Wellbeing of Unpaid Carers, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
Comrades in the family? Soviet communism and demand for family insurance
Kyklos, 2023, 76, (4), 526-612
See also Working Paper Comrades in the Family? Soviet Communism and Informal Family Insurance, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
Divided We Survive? Multilevel Governance during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and Spain
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2023, 53, (2), 227-250
See also Working Paper Divided We Survive? Multi-Level Governance during the Covid-19 Pandemic, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
Does exposure to democracy decrease health inequality?
Journal of Public Policy, 2023, 43, (4), 741-760 View citations (1)
Does money strengthen our social ties? Longitudinal evidence of lottery winners
Rationality and Society, 2023, 35, (2), 139-166 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Does money strengthen our social ties? Longitudinal evidence of lottery winners, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Health and wellbeing spillovers of a partner's cancer diagnosis
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 212, (C), 422-437 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Health and Wellbeing Spillovers of a Partner's Cancer Diagnosis, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (6) (2023)
How does exposure to COVID-19 influence health and income inequality aversion?
Social Choice and Welfare, 2023, 61, (3), 625-647 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper How Does Exposure to COVID-19 Influence Health and Income Inequality Aversion?, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (11) (2021)
How to support adult caregivers?
IZA World of Labor, 2023, 510
Ideological spillovers across the Atlantic? Evidence from Trump's presidential election
European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 76, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Ideological Spillovers Across the Atlantic? Evidence from Trump’s Presidential Election, Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)
Income windfalls and overweight: evidence from lottery wins
Empirical Economics, 2023, 64, (5), 2005-2026 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Income windfalls and overweight: evidence from lottery wins, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Working Paper Can Unearned Income Make Us Fitter? Evidence from Lottery Wins, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
Mobility restrictions and alcohol use during lockdown: “A still and dry pandemic for the many”?
Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 50, (C)
See also Working Paper Mobility Restrictions and Alcohol Use during Lockdown: 'A Still and Dry Pandemic for the Many'?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
Preterm birth and educational disadvantage: Heterogeneous effects
Population Studies, 2023, 77, (3), 459-474
See also Working Paper Preterm birth and educational disadvantage: heterogeneous effects, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) (2022)
The social value of a SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine: Willingness to pay estimates from four western countries
Health Economics, 2023, 32, (8), 1818-1835 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The Social Value of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Willingness to Pay Estimates from Four Western Countries, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
The ‘welcomed lockdown’ hypothesis? Mental wellbeing and mobility restrictions
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 24, (5), 679-699
See also Working Paper The 'Welcomed Lockdown' Hypothesis: When Do Mobility Restrictions Influence Mental Wellbeing?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)
Trusting the Health System and COVID 19 Restriction Compliance
Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 49, (C)
‘Investing’ in care for old age? An examination of long-term care expenditure dynamics and its spillovers
Empirical Economics, 2023, 64, (1), 1-30
See also Working Paper Investing in care for old age? An examination of long-term care expenditure dynamics and its spillovers, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) (2023)

2022

Biased survival expectations and behaviours: Does domain specific information matter?
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2022, 65, (3), 285-317 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Biased survival expectations and behaviours: does domain specific information matter?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
Buying control? ‘Locus of control’ and the uptake of supplementary health insurance
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 204, (C), 476-489 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Buying control ? ‘Locus of control’ and the uptake of supplementary health insurance, Post-Print (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
Do Public Caregiving Subsidies and Supports affect the Provision of Care and Transfers?
Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 84, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Thinking of Incentivizing Care? The Effect of Demand Subsidies on Informal Caregiving and Intergenerational Transfers, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
Does democracy make taller men? Cross-country European evidence
Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 45, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Does Democracy Make Taller Men? Cross-Country European Evidence, CESifo Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
Does devolution influence the choice and quality of public (vs private) health care?
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, (C), 632-653
See also Working Paper Does Devolution Alter the Choice of Public versus Private Health Care?, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2021) (2021)
Health shocks and housing downsizing: How persistent is ‘ageing in place’?
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 204, (C), 490-508 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Health Shocks and Housing Downsizing: How Persistent Is 'Ageing in Place'?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
Incentivizing sleep?
IZA World of Labor, 2022, 502
Mental health effects of caregivers respite: Subsidies or Supports?
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2022, 23, (C) View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Mental health effects of caregivers respite: subsidies or supports?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
Resilient managed competition during pandemics: lessons from the Italian experience during COVID-19
Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2022, 17, (2), 212-219 View citations (4)
Risky restrictions? Mobility restriction effects on risk awareness and anxiety
Health Policy, 2022, 126, (11), 1090-1102 View citations (2)
The measurement of health inequalities: does status matter?
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (2), 299-325 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The measurement of health inequalities: does status matter?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
Too Healthy to Fall Sick? Longevity Expectations and Protective Health Behaviours during the First Wave of COVID-19
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, (C), 733-745 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Too Healthy to Fall Sick? Longevity Expectations and Protective Health Behaviours during the First Wave of COVID-19, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
Voting Up? The Effects of Democracy and Franchise Extension on Human Stature
Economica, 2022, 89, (353), 161-190 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Voting up? The effects of democracy and franchise extension on human stature, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2021

Measuring pure health inequality and mobility during a health insurance expansion: Evidence from Mexico
Health Economics, 2021, 30, (8), 1833-1848 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Does Insurance Expansion Alter Health Inequality and Mobility? Evidence from the Mexican Seguro Popular, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
Policy interdependence and the models of health care devolution: “Systems or federacies”?
Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2021, 13, (3), 492-500
See also Working Paper Varieties of Health Care Devolution: 'Systems or Federacies'?, LEQS – LSE 'Europe in Question' Discussion Paper Series (2018) (2018)
‘Relative Consent’ or ‘Presumed Consent’? Organ donation attitudes and behaviour
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 22, (1), 5-16
See also Working Paper 'Relative consent' or 'presumed consent'? Organ donation attitudes and behaviour, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) (2021)

2020

Behavioral regularities in old age planning
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 173, (C), 297-300 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Behavioral regularities in old age planning, Post-Print (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
Child sleep and mother labour market outcomes
Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 69, (C) View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Child sleep and mother labour market outcomes, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (19) (2020)
Do economic recessions “squeeze the middle class”?
Economics and Politics, 2020, 32, (3), 335-355
See also Working Paper Do Economic Recessions ‘Squeeze the Middle-Class’?, LIS Working papers (2019) (2019)
Innovation, aging, and health care: Unraveling “silver” from “red” herrings?
Health Economics, 2020, 29, (S1), 3-7
Is the intergenerational transmission of overweight ‘gender assortative’?
Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 39, (C) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Is the intergenerational transmission of overweight 'gender assortative'?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
The weight of patriarchy? Gender obesity gaps in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 266, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper The Weight of Patriarchy? Gender Obesity Gaps in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
Uninsured by Choice? A choice experiment on long term care insurance
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 173, (C), 422-434 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Uninsured by choice? A choice experiment on long term care insurance, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
Vertical transmission of overweight: Evidence from a sample of English adoptees
Food Policy, 2020, 97, (C)
See also Working Paper Vertical transmission of overweight: evidence from a sample of English adoptees, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) (2020)
‘More than one red herring'? Heterogeneous effects of ageing on health care utilisation
Health Economics, 2020, 29, (S1), 8-29 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper 'More Than One Red Herring'? Heterogeneous Effects of Ageing on Healthcare Utilisation, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2019

Access to long term care after a wealth shock: Evidence from the housing bubble and burst
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2019, 13, (C), 103-110 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Access to Long Term Care After a Wealth Shock: Evidence from The Housing Bubble and Burst, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
El efecto del Seguro Integral de Salud en la salud Infantil: evidencia de un diseño de regresión discontinua
Investigaciones, 2019
Long-term care insurance research and trajectory
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2019, 44, (2), 179-182 View citations (1)
The ‘mighty girl’ effect: does parenting daughters alter attitudes towards gender norms?
Oxford Economic Papers, 2019, 71, (1), 25-46 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper The 'mighty girl' effect: does parenting daughters alter attitudes towards gender norms?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (5) (2019)

2018

A Health ‘Kuznets’ Curve’? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence on Concentration Indices’
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, 136, (2), 439-452 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper A health 'Kuznets' curve'? Cross-section and longitudinal evidence on concentration indices, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) (2018)
Do You Have to Win It to Fix It? A Longitudinal Study of Lottery Winners and Their Health-Care Demand
American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (1), 26-50 View citations (11)
Also in American Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 4, (1), 26-50 (2018) View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Do you have to win it to fix it? A longitudinal studyof lottery winners and their health care demand, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (11) (2018)
Does long-term care subsidization reduce hospital admissions and utilization?
Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 58, (C), 43-66 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper Does long-term care subsidization reduce hospital admissions and utilization?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (37) (2018)
Long-term care partnerships: Are they fit for purpose?
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2018, 12, (C), 151-158 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Long-term care partnerships: are they fit for purpose?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
Regional healthcare decentralization in unitary states: equal spending, equal satisfaction?
Regional Studies, 2018, 52, (7), 974-985 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Regional health care decentralization in unitary states: equal spending, equal satisfaction?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (14) (2018)
The cultural origin of saving behavior
PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (9), 1-10 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper The Cultural Origin of Saving Behavior, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
The ‘healthy worker effect’: Do healthy people climb the occupational ladder?
Economics & Human Biology, 2018, 28, (C), 119-131 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The ‘healthy worker effect’: do healthy people climb the occupational ladder?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2017

Does the Expansion of Public Long‐Term Care Funding Affect Saving Behaviour?
Fiscal Studies, 2017, 38, 417-443 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Does the expansion of public long-term care funding affect savings behaviour?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
Identifying health system value dimensions: more than health gain?
Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2017, 12, (3), 387-400 View citations (4)
Policy Dilemmas in Financing Long-term Care in Europe
Global Policy, 2017, 8, 38-45 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Policy dilemmas in financing long-term care in Europe, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
The Challenges of Public Financing and Organisation of Long‐Term Care
Fiscal Studies, 2017, 38, 365-368 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The challenges of public financing and organisation of long-term care, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
“Institutionalization aversion” and the willingness to pay for home health care
Journal of Housing Economics, 2017, 38, (C), 62-69 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper "Institutionalization Aversion" and the Willingness to Pay for Home Health Care, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2016

Careful in the Crisis? Determinants of Older People's Informal Care Receipt in Crisis‐Struck European Countries
Health Economics, 2016, 25, (S2), 25-42 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Careful in the crisis? Determinants of older people's informal care receipt in crisis-struck European countries, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (15) (2016)
Is medicines parallel trade ‘regulatory arbitrage’?
International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2016, 16, (4), 321-336 View citations (8)
‘Globesity’? The effects of globalization on obesity and caloric intake
Food Policy, 2016, 64, (C), 121-132 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper 'Globesity'? The effects of globalization on obesity and caloric intake, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (14) (2016)

2015

Concentration Indices of Income-Related Self-Reported Health: A Meta-Regression Analysis
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2015, 37, (4), 619-633 View citations (3)
Crowding Out of Long‐Term Care Insurance: Evidence from European Expectations Data
Health Economics, 2015, 24, (S1), 74-88 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Crowding Out of Long-Term Care Insurance: Evidence from European Expectations Data, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) (2014)
Does Inter-jurisdictional Competition Engender a “Race to the Bottom”? A Meta-Regression Analysis
Economics and Politics, 2015, 27, (3), 488-508 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper How Significant are Fiscal Interactions in Federations? A Meta-Regression Analysis, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
Financing Long‐Term Care: Ex Ante, Ex Post or Both?
Health Economics, 2015, 24, (S1), 45-57 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Financing Long-Term Care: Ex-ante, Ex-post or Both?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
Participatory health system priority setting: Evidence from a budget experiment
Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 146, (C), 182-190 View citations (6)
Regulation effects on the adoption of new medicines
Empirical Economics, 2015, 49, (3), 1101-1121 View citations (2)
SOCIAL IDENTITY AND REDISTRIBUTIVE PREFERENCES: A SURVEY
Journal of Economic Surveys, 2015, 29, (2), 357-374 View citations (50)
See also Working Paper Social Identity and Redistributive Preferences: A Survey, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
Transitioning Between ‘The Old’ and ‘The New’ Long‐Term Care Systems
Health Economics, 2015, 24, (S1), 1-3
See also Working Paper Transitioning between ‘the old’ and ‘the new’ long-term care systems, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) (2015)
What is the impact of policy differences on nursing home utilization? The cases of Germany and the Netherlands
Health Policy, 2015, 119, (6), 814-820 View citations (9)

2014

Brand loyalty, patients and limited generic medicines uptake
Health Policy, 2014, 116, (2), 224-233 View citations (5)
Do jurisdictions compete on taxes? A meta-regression analysis
Public Choice, 2014, 161, (3), 451-470 View citations (14)
Income inequalities in unhealthy life styles in England and Spain
Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 13, (C), 66-75 View citations (27)
Nudging Ourselves? The Limits of Incentivizing "Good Behavior"
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2014, 36, (1), 1-5
Price regulation and relative delays in generic drug adoption
Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 38, (C), 1-9 View citations (16)
The Hedonic Procedural Effect of Traditional Medicines
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, 15, (5), 1061-1084 View citations (1)

2013

Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women
Economica, 2013, 80, (317), 44-64 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Anorexia, body image and peer effects: evidence from a sample of European women (discussion paper), LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) (2011)
Working Paper Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women, CEP Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
Housing-related Well-being in Older People: The Impact of Environmental and Financial Influences
Urban Studies, 2013, 50, (4), 657-673 View citations (7)
Intergenerational and socioeconomic gradients of child obesity
Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 93, (C), 29-37 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Intergenerational and Socioeconomic Gradients of Child Obesity, Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
Not All Incentives Wash Out the Warm Glow: The Case of Blood Donation Revisited
Kyklos, 2013, 66, (4), 529-551 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Not all Incentives Wash out the Warm Glow: The Case of Blood Donation Revisited, CEP Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)
Publication selection in health policy research: The winner's curse hypothesis
Health Policy, 2013, 109, (1), 78-87 View citations (17)
Understanding Healthy Lifestyles: The Role of Choice and the Environment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2013, 35, (1), 1-6 View citations (1)
Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2013, 35, (1), 1-6 (2013) View citations (1)

2012

Behavioral adjustment to avian flu in Europe during spring 2006: The roles of knowledge and proximity to risk
Social Science & Medicine, 2012, 75, (8), 1362-1371 View citations (1)
Measuring inequalities in health: What do we know? What do we need to know?
Health Policy, 2012, 106, (2), 195-206 View citations (22)
Redesigning Long-term Care Finance and Delivery
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2012, 34, (2), 215-219
Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2012, 34, (2), 215-219 (2012)
The “Weisbrod Quadrilemma” Revisited: Insurance Incentives on New Health Technologies
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2012, 37, (4), 678-695 View citations (1)

2011

Behavioural Welfare Economics: Does 'Behavioural Optimality' Matter?
CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (4), 551-559 View citations (3)
Biases in the healthcare luxury good hypothesis?: a meta‐regression analysis
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2011, 174, (1), 95-107 View citations (48)
See also Working Paper Re-visiting the Health Care Luxury Good Hypothesis: Aggregation, Precision, and Publication Biases?, Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
Does cost sharing really reduce inappropriate prescriptions among the elderly?
Health Policy, 2011, 101, (2), 195-208 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Does Cost Sharing really Reduce Inappropriate Prescriptions?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) (2010)
Persistence despite action? Measuring the patterns of health inequality in England (1997–2007)
Health Policy, 2011, 103, (2), 149-159 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Persistence despite action? Measuring the patterns of health inequality in England (1997-2007), LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) (2010)

2010

Ageing, health, and health care
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2010, 26, (4), 674-690 View citations (50)
Decomposing cross-country differences in levels of obesity and overweight: Does the social environment matter?
Social Science & Medicine, 2010, 70, (8), 1185-1193 View citations (24)
Family ties and the crowding out of long-term care insurance
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2010, 26, (4), 691-712 View citations (45)

2009

Decomposing body mass index gaps between Mediterranean countries: A counterfactual quantile regression analysis
Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (3), 351-365 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Decomposing Body Mass Index Gaps Between Mediterranean Countries: A Counterfactual Quantile Regression Analysis, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
Optimism and the perceptions of new risks
Journal of Risk Research, 2009, 12, (1), 27-41 View citations (15)
When is the Internet a valued communication device for health information in Europe?
Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2009, 18, (5), 429-445 View citations (3)
`Ageing in Place'? Exploring Elderly People's Housing Preferences in Spain
Urban Studies, 2009, 46, (2), 295-316 View citations (17)

2008

Attitudes as an Expression of Knowledge and “Political Anchoring”: The Case of Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
Risk Analysis, 2008, 28, (5), 1273-1288 View citations (10)
Competition in off-patent drug markets: Issues, regulation and evidence
(Substitution laws, insurance coverage, and generic drug use)
Economic Policy, 2008, 23, (55), 500-544 View citations (36)
Compulsory Language Educational Policies and Identity Formation
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 434-444 View citations (73)
Generational effects and gender height dimorphism in contemporary Spain
Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (1), 1-18 View citations (31)
IS THERE A ‘SECESSION OF THE WEALTHY’? PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE UPTAKE AND NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORT
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2008, 60, (3), 265-287 View citations (13)
Press media reporting effects on risk perceptions and attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2008, 37, (5), 2095-2106 View citations (7)
Projecting Long-Term Care Expenditure in Four European Union Member States: The Influence of Demographic Scenarios
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2008, 86, (2), 303-321 View citations (16)
Social capital and the social formation of health-related preferences and behaviours
Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2008, 3, (4), 413-427 View citations (23)
The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure
Empirical Economics, 2008, 34, (1), 167-184 View citations (22)
See also Chapter The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure, Studies in Empirical Economics, 2009, 167-184 (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
What lies behind socio-economic inequalities in obesity in Spain A decomposition approach
Food Policy, 2008, 33, (1), 61-73 View citations (34)
Who is willing to pay for long-term care insurance in Catalonia?
Health Policy, 2008, 86, (1), 72-84 View citations (20)
Would Socio-Economic Inequalities in Depression Fade Away with Income Transfers?
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2008, 9, (4), 539-558 View citations (3)

2007

Determinants of out-of-pocket pharmaceutical expenditure and access to drugs in Catalonia
Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (5), 541-551 View citations (14)
In search of a corrected prescription drug Elasticity estimate: a meta‐regression approach
Health Economics, 2007, 16, (6), 627-643 View citations (27)
Product differentiation, competition and regulation of new drugs: the case of statins in four European countries
Managerial and Decision Economics, 2007, 28, (4-5), 455-465 View citations (9)
Public health expenditure and spatial interactions in a decentralized national health system
Health Economics, 2007, 16, (3), 291-306 View citations (67)
See also Working Paper Public Health Expenditure and Spatial Interactions in a Decentralized National Health System, Working Papers in Economics (2005) (2005)

2006

Devolution and the Interregional Inequalities in Health and Healthcare in Spain
Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (8), 875-887 View citations (32)
Insurance Coverage and the Heterogeneity of Health and Drug Spending in the United States
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2006, 31, (4), 669-691 View citations (4)
Path Dependency and the Allocation of Public Investment in Mexico
Environment and Planning C, 2006, 24, (2), 297-311 View citations (4)
The Public as a Limit to Technology Transfer: The Influence of Knowledge and Beliefs in Attitudes towards Biotechnology in the UK
The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2006, 31, (6), 629-645 View citations (6)
Vertical Competition in the Spanish National Health System (NHS)
Public Choice, 2006, 128, (3), 477-498 View citations (15)

2005

Diversity and regional inequalities in the Spanish ‘system of health care services’
Health Economics, 2005, 14, (S1), S221-S235 View citations (42)
Eliciting preferences for collectively financed health programmes: the 'willingness to assign' approach
Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (14), 1571-1583 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Eliciting Preferences for Collectively Financed Health Programmes: the Willingness to Assign Approach, Working Papers in Economics (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
Is the Impact of Public Investment Neutral Across the Regional Income Distribution? Evidence from Mexico
Economic Geography, 2005, 81, (3), 305-322 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Is the impact of public investment neutral across the regional income distribution? Evidence from Mexico, Working Papers in Economics (2004) View citations (6) (2004)
Obesity and the incidence of chronic diseases in Spain: A seemingly unrelated probit approach
Economics & Human Biology, 2005, 3, (2), 188-214 View citations (25)
Pharmaceutical parallel trade in Europe: stakeholder and competition effects
(First report (final) to the Committee on International Trade Law of the International Law Association on the subject of parallel importation)
Economic Policy, 2005, 20, (44), 758-798 View citations (34)

2004

Preference for National Health Service Use and the Demand for Private Health Insurance in Spain
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2004, 29, (4), 705-718 View citations (8)
Social interactions and the contemporaneous determinants of individuals' weight
Applied Economics, 2004, 36, (20), 2253-2263 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper Social interactions and the contemporaneous determinants of individuals’ weight, Working Papers View citations (24)
The Intergenerational Impact of Long-term Care Financing Alternatives in Spain
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2004, 29, (4), 599-619 View citations (7)
Also in The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2004, 29, (4), 599-619 (2004)

2003

Demand for private health insurance: how important is the quality gap?
Health Economics, 2003, 12, (7), 587-599 View citations (45)
Political Competition and Pork-Barrel Politics in the Allocation of Public Investment in Mexico
Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 185-204 View citations (31)

2000

Smoking Risks in Spain: Part II--Perceptions of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Externalities
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 21, (2-3), 187-212 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Smoking risks in Spain: part II - perceptions of environmental tobacco smoke externalities, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2000) View citations (8) (2000)

Books

2020

The Political Economy of Health and Healthcare
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (3)
Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (3)

Edited books

2023

Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems
Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2012

Financing Long-Term Care in Europe
Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (51)
The LSE Companion to Health Policy
Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (5)

2009

The Economics of New Health Technologies: Incentives, organization, and financing
OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)

Chapters

2023

An introduction to the Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems
Chapter 1 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 2-10
Do democratic regimes exhibit 'better' health outcomes?
Chapter 3 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 27-41 View citations (1)
Medical composition of cabinets and the health care system
Chapter 10 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 147-156
Multilevel governance in the first wave of Covid-19
Chapter 25 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 430-445
Soviet communism and later-life health and health care
Chapter 4 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 42-56
The political economy of health systems: research space, goals and lessons
Chapter 26 in Handbook on the Political Economy of Health Systems, 2023, pp 447-453

2020

The EU needs an independent public health authority to fight pandemics such as the COVID-19 crises
Chapter 1 in Europe in the Time of Covid-19, 2020, vol. 1, pp 29-34 View citations (4)

2013

Measuring Health Inequality with Categorical Data: Some Regional Patterns
A chapter in Health and Inequality, 2013, vol. 21, pp 53-76
See also Working Paper Measuring Health Inequality with Categorical Data: Some Regional Patterns, CESifo (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2012

Choice in Health Care: Drivers and Consequences
Chapter 5 in The LSE Companion to Health Policy, 2012
Financing Long-Term Care in Southwest Europe: Italy, Portugal and Spain
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
Financing Long-Term Care: New and Unresolved Questions
Palgrave Macmillan
Inequalities in Health: Why Do We Care? How Do We Care? What Can We Do About Them?
Chapter 1 in The LSE Companion to Health Policy, 2012 View citations (2)
Long-Term Care Insurance: Partnership or Crowding Out?
Palgrave Macmillan

2009

The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure
Springer View citations (10)
See also Journal Article The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure, Springer (2008) View citations (22) (2008)

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